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Friday, January 31, 2014

Contact me by e-mail at: kbenoy@nvsd44.bc.caThis blog provides lesson plans for each week. Look ahead to see where we are going. Look back to see what you might have missed. All assignments are provided here. If anything is underlined, click on it to bring up the document or, in the case of videos, link to an online version of what was scheduled for seeing in class or as enrichment. So you just want to see photos of Sutherland activities? Click here to see my Picasa Albums. Things that are static -- not requiring regular change -- can be found at my website:http://sites.google.com/site/kbenoy/. Admittedly, I do not update this site regularly, so there may be dead links.

Supplies needed for all class:

-A binder (I do not mind if it is also used for other classes, but if so you must have subject dividers to keep course work together). You could use duotangs for each unit if you wish.

-Pens.

-HB pencils (required for map-work and for any tests with multiple choice sections).

-Coloured pencils for map work.

-A USB drive for storing any computer work on (again, this can be used for other subjects too).

We will begin with a Geography unit. Expect a unit test at the end of this, worth around 75 marks. This will be in roughly 3 weeks. It will be based on map reading and the use of Canadian Oxford World Atlas (7th edition). We will also have a number of quizzes worth from 5-30 marks throughout the unit. You will not always be warned ahead of time about quizzes -- so it is important to keep up.

If you are struggling, be sure to see me outside of class for extra help!

You will need the following material for this class: a ruler, pens, pencils, and coloured pencils, erasers, whiteout, a portable computer storage device (USB key, with at least 1 GB of space on it -- which you can use in all of your other classes too), and lined paper.

Keep all of your material in order in either a section of a bigger binder, with work from other courses, or a smaller Social Studies binder. The choice is yours. You should also have section dividers to separate units. Keep all work to study from for the final exam at the end of the course. After unit tests, you can take this work out and leave it safe at home if you do not want to keep carrying it around -- just don't lose it.

Monday, February 3 - Introduction and Expectations. We did not get as far as expected today -- so homework and texts were not assigned. Texts assigned. Tuesday, February 4 - Complete text sign out, if not finished Tuesday. Hand in map assignment, if given Tuesday. Mind Map - explained in class and not for marks. Complete to #15 on the Atlas Worksheet. If the Canada; Political; Map Assignment (10 marks) was not assigned on Tuesday, it is assigned today and due Thursday.

Friday, February 6 - District Professional Day. No classes in session.

Social Studies 11

We will begin with the Government unit and start with the old red text to deal with ideologies. You will get the Counterpoints text, which we will use for most of the semester, once we get past ideologies -- which Counterpoints does not deal with well.

Expect your first unit test on Ideologies/Parties/Elections to be on Wednesday, February 15 -- or thereabout. The mark breakdown is most likely to be as follows: 30 multiple choice question (1 mark each); 4 items to label on a diagram (1 mark each); 5 definitions - you write a sentence or two about each term or name (2 marks each); 2 long answer questions from a choice of 4 options (6 marks each). The test should, therefore, be out of about 66 marks.

Monday, February 3 - Outline and Expectations PowerPoints. Final Exam table of specifications (link from here to additional exam material. Handout: What is Government? Complete the questions for next class.

Tuesday, February 4 - Hand out textbooks. Complete anything missed from yesterday's introduction. Take up answers to What is Government. Discuss whether government is or is not necessary. Introduction to the three branches of government -- Legislative, Executive and Judicial. Read pp. 2-6 in the red Government text. Do #1-4, p. 6 for homework. Note: We did not get the text books out in block 3, we will add this material to the homework for the next day for this class and books will be issued at the start of Wednesday's class.

Wednesday, February 5 - Take up #1-4, p. 6. Introduction to ideologies. Origin of the Political Spectrum - see this version as a line, and this version as a quadrant -- showing where Canadian political parties could be found in 2011. Read pp. 7-15. Do #1-5, p. 11 and #1-6, p. 15. To identify your own ideology, take the online Political Compass Quiz. Why not listen to some ideological tunes. The Political Compass people have put together a links list to ideological music that you can click to from here. Look elsewhere around this site if you are interested in politics.

Friday, January 24, 2014

We have completed our courses and have written final exams in all but Social Studies 11 -- which has a Provincial examination on Monday.All text books must be returned by Monday morning or bills will be prepared and will go out with report cards. You must return the exact books that you signed out in class.Missing assignments must be submitted by the end of Monday to ensure that work can be marked in time to use for the final reporting period. Students who are currently failing will be able to submit work during later review and completion times.Review and Completion:
This week we have blocked out time for review and completion. Students are expected to select sessions that meet their needs. Anyone who has outstanding assignments must ensure that they are completed and handed in asap. Students with passing grades need to get them in by the end of Monday's class. Failing students can have until longer in the week.

All Social Studies students in Mr. Benoy's class were given an opportunity to book a re-test of something they did not do as well as they wanted earlier in the year. Because of logistical issues (exams must be pulled, printed and sent to teachers supervising review and completion sessions), I will only allow this for students who submitted a written request by January 24. Failing students may request a retest by 4:00 p.m. Monday, January 27 -- at the very latest.

With over 40 retests currently booked (most of them being different tests and all of them needing hand marking), report cards to write, and a new semester to prepare for, with normal preparation time lost to the new end of semester system, do not expect any further breaks to be granted.

Scholarship Workshop

Click here to access the PowerPoint which will form the basis of my presentation to interested students about the scholarship application process.This session is based on material I present to Sutherland's 86% Club. All students who signed up for the session in advance are guaranteed a place. Grade 11 students and grade 12's who have not attended the Club are given second priority placement. Other students are welcome to attend if there is still space after that -- on a first-come-first-served basis.

Thanks to all of this year's students for a great second from last semester. Good luck in your new classes in February!

Friday, January 17, 2014

Contact me by e-mail at: kbenoy@nvsd44.bc.caThis blog provides lesson plans for each week. Look ahead to see where we are going. Look back to see what you might have missed. All assignments are provided here. If anything is underlined, click on it to bring up the document or, in the case of videos, link to an online version of what was scheduled for seeing in class or as enrichment.So you just want to see photos of Sutherland activities? Click here to see my Picasa Albums. Things that are static -- not requiring regular change -- can be found at my website:http://sites.google.com/site/kbenoy/. Admittedly, I do not update this site regularly, so there may be dead links.Social Studies 8

Your final exam in Social Studies 8 is Wednesday, January 22 in Block 1 -- at 8:30 a.m. The block ends at 11:20 and you must complete it in the time allowed -- unless you have special provisions through an IEP. Some of you are writing in alternate locations because of IEP provisions. You have all been informed of where you should go. A bonus assignment is available to help you boost your mark before the final exam. Look at it and follow the instructions. You need to hand this work in on or by the Friday of this week to ensure that it is taken into account in your final class mark.Your final lexam will have 100 multiple choice questions. 1 paragraph question worth 12 marks (from a choice of 2 items) and one longer answer question worth 18 marks from a selection of 9 topics. The total value is, therefore 130 marks, but the real value is 20% of your final grade in Social Studies 8.Expect your next test to be next Tuesday, January 21 - the last regular day of classes. Because this is first block in the day, you may only have 5 additional minutes to complete the test when the block ends. Expect 20 multiple choice questions (1 mark each), 2 groups of 5 matching questions (10 marks total) and a choice of 2 from 3 long answer questions (6 marks each). The total value is, therefore, 42 marks and you can earn 3 bonus marks from 25 flash cards. No electronics are permitted when writing the exam.

Monday, January 20 - Take up #1-8, p. 130. Watch Ancient Warriors; The Samurai, part 1, part 2. 1. What were the Samurai? 2. How were the Samurai similar to Medieval European Knights? How were they different? Study for the Unit Test tomorrow and the final exam on Wednesday -- from 8:30 to 12:20 a.m.

Tuesday, January 21 - Final Unit Test - India/China/Japan. Review for final exam on Wednesday. Work on bonus assignments or complete missed assignments.

Wednesday, January 22 - Final Exam -- from 8:30 to 10:00. Bring a book or something to read if you finish early. No electronics may be brought into the exam.

Thursday, January 23 - No Class today.

Friday, January 24 - Bonus Day. You can redo a poorly done test from earlier in the year; hand in missing work; or do one or more bonus opportunities. Bring reading material in case you finish everything early.

Social Studies 11

Even though it is getting a little long in the tooth, we will use our locally developed text book for the heart of the Geography unit (in fact the content was written about the same time as most of the material in the Blue text -- given that it takes about 2-3 years to get a book from the writing to the publishing stage). The main advantage of the local text is that you can access it online at 21st Century World . Just click on the title to access the table of contents and go to what you want from there.

***Here is a set of summary notes for the Social Studies 11 course -- excellent for use in studying for the final exam.

***Here is another, shorter, set of notes for the Social Studies 11 course.

Find another set of notes on the Counterpoints text at:

Be sure to look at past exam material to get comfortable with the format. Go to

To see how to approach the essay questions, look at this document provided to train markers of the exam. Link from my web page on writing the SS11 final, and also see my PowerPoint on how to approach the test.

Monday, January 20 - Take up #1, p. 118, #1-4, p. 118, #1-3, p. 120 and #1-5, p. 123. Watch Gwynne Dyer being interviewed about his book Climate Wars on the effects of Climate Change on world conflict. While watching, take notes on 1) Why is climate change likely to lead to conflict? and 2) Why is climate change more dangerous than most people realize? Worldmapper animation. Continue ch. 4 PowerPoint. Read pp. 123-132. Do #1-3, p. 129, #1-2, p. 131, #1-4, p. 132 and Further Thought #1-6, p. 132.

Wednesday, January 22 - Take up homework. Finish the Chapter 5 PowerPoint. Complete any video material not done on Tuesday. Examination Preparation -- How to write the Provincial Exam.

Thursday, January 23 - No Class today.

Friday, January 24 - Examination Preparation.

History 12

Be sure to watch all of the Cold War video series. This is absolutely the best account of the Cold War on film. We saw the first episode and episode 7 and will see some in class, but cannot take the time to look at all of them. Here are the links:

Here is the final essay, Essay #3 -- due at the end of the first week in January. If you have not handed it in yet, get it in pronto.

Your final exam is in class on Thursday, January 23. Expect the breakdown of marks to be as follows: 100 multiple choice questions, one long answer question based on using documents that you are given and your own background knowledge and an essay question -- you choose from four options.

Thursday, January 23 - Take up #1-5, p. 204 and 1-5, p. 206. Begin PowerPoint - "Land Claims and the Indian Act." Read pp. 208-216. Do the sidebar on p. 211 & #1-2, p. 213 and #2-6, p. 216. Any remaining time will be used for examination preparation.

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Contact me by e-mail at: kbenoy@nvsd44.bc.caThis blog provides lesson plans for each week. Look ahead to see where we are going. Look back to see what you might have missed. All assignments are provided here. If anything is underlined, click on it to bring up the document or, in the case of videos, link to an online version of what was scheduled for seeing in class or as enrichment.So you just want to see photos of Sutherland activities? Click here to see my Picasa Albums. Things that are static -- not requiring regular change -- can be found at my website:http://sites.google.com/site/kbenoy/. Admittedly, I do not update this site regularly, so there may be dead links.Click here for Santa's Breakfast Pictures, 2013.Grade 12's recently attended their Winter Formal Dinner Dance. Click here for pictures.Click here for pictures of the Sr. Boys' basketball game vs Dover Bay.Social Studies 8

Your final exam in Social Studies 8 is Wednesday, January 22 in Block 1 -- at 8:30 a.m. The block ends at 11:20 and you must complete it in the time allowed -- unless you have special provisions through an IEP. Some of you are writing in alternate locations because of IEP provisions. You have all been informed of where you should go. A bonus assignment is available to help you boost your mark before the final exam. Look at it and follow the instructions. You need to hand this work in on or by the Friday of this week to ensure that it is taken into account in your final class mark.Your final lexam will have 100 multiple choice questions. 1 paragraph question worth 12 marks (from a choice of 2 items) and one longer answer question worth 18 marks from a selection of 9 topics. The total value is, therefore 130 marks, but the real value is 20% of your final grade in Social Studies 8.Expect your next test to be next Tuesday, January 21 - the last regular day of classes. Because this is first block in the day, you may only have 5 additional minutes to complete the test when the block ends. Expect 20 multiple choice questions (1 mark each), 2 groups of 5 matching questions (10 marks total) and a choice of 2 from 3 long answer questions (6 marks each). The total value is, therefore, 42 marks and you can earn 3 bonus marks from 25 flash cards.

Tuesday, January 14 - Take up #1-5, p. 121. Watch The Secret History ofGenghis Khan. 1. How did Genghis Khan unify the Mongols? 2. Where did the Mongols expand after unification? 3. Why were the Mongols so successful. Read pp. 121-123. Do #1-5, p. 123.

Thursday, January 16 - Hand in the map assignment. Take up #1-7, p. 125. Video: ShintoPart 1, Part 2. 1. What are Kami? 2. Would Shintoism appeal to non-Japanese people? Why or why not? 3. How is it that Buddhism and Shintoism can be practiced at the same time? Read pp. 126-130. Do #1-8, p. 130.

Friday, January 17 - Curriculum Implementation Day. No classes in session. Use this time to study!

Social Studies 11

We will test chapters 1-3 together, on Wednesday to allow extra test writing time if you need it. We will start chapter 4 before then, but this material will not be on Wednesday's test.

Expect the mark breakdown to be as follows: 65 multiple choice questions and two from a choice of 10 long answer questions - valued at 6 marks each. The total is, therefore, out of 77 marks. 30 properly done flash cards will earn 5 bonus marks.Even though it is getting a little long in the tooth, we will use our locally developed text book for the heart of the Geography unit (in fact the content was written about the same time as most of the material in the Blue text -- given that it takes about 2-3 years to get a book from the writing to the publishing stage). The main advantage of the local text is that you can access it online at 21st Century World . Just click on the title to access the table of contents and go to what you want from there.

***Here is a set of summary notes for the Social Studies 11 course -- excellent for use in studying for the final exam.

***Here is another, shorter, set of notes for the Social Studies 11 course.

Find another set of notes on the Counterpoints text at:

Be sure to look at past exam material to get comfortable with the format. Go to

To see how to approach the essay questions, look at this document provided to train markers of the exam. Link from my web page on writing the SS11 final, and also see my PowerPoint on how to approach the test.

Monday, January 13 - Take up #1-3, p. 84, #1-4, p. 85, #1-2, p. 86 and #1-3, p. 87. PowerPoint for Chapter 4 - Note -- we will move very quickly through this. Be sure to scan the PowerPoint again, on your own time, in order to take good notes.Read pp. 88-93. Do #1-4, p. 89, #1-5, p. 91 and #1-5, p. 93.

Tuesday, January 14 - Take up #1-4, p. 89, #1-5, p. 91 and #1-5, p. 93. Video: History’s Harvest (Part 1,Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5) and do the viewing guide questions. If time we will look at more of theChapter 4 PowerPoint. Read pp. 93-106. Do #1-6, p. 97 (but note "1997" in #3 should read "1973" and the typographical error in #5, where "grater" should read "greater"), #1-7, p. 102, #1-6, p. 105 and Further Thought #1-4, p. 108. Be sure to investigate the CBC Archives material on the GMO debate. Identify arguments for and against producing genetically modified foods. Study for the test next class.

Wednesday, January 15 - Unit Test on chapters 1-3.

Thursday, January 16 - Take up #1-6, p. 97, #1-7, p. 102 and #1-6, p. 105. Complete any remaining Chapter 4 PowerPoint. Watch Gwynne Dyer being interviewed about his book Climate Wars on the effects of Climate Change on world conflict. While watching, take notes on 1) Why is climate change likely to lead to conflict? and 2) Why is climate change more dangerous than most people realize? Worldmapper animation. Oops I had the wrong pages here until this edit. Read pp. 114-123. Do #1, p. 118, #1-4, p. 119,, #1-3, p. 120, #1-5, p. 123.

Friday, January 17 - Curriculum Implementation Day. No classes in session. Use this time to study!

History 12

Be sure to watch all of the Cold War video series. This is absolutely the best account of the Cold War on film. We saw the first episode and episode 7 and will see some in class, but cannot take the time to look at all of them. Here are the links:

Here is the final essay, Essay #3 -- due at the end of the first week in January.

I can't really afford to lose another day to testing. Since you will study the Cold War and beyond in preparing for the final exam, I will leave evaluation of this unit until this final test. I really don't want to have to decide to axe either Islamic Fundamentalism or the end of Apartheid.

Thursday, January 16 - Complete material on Middle East history. New Material -- we begin, as usual, with some appropriate music -- Baharan, and Khomeini O Imam, and finally, some Iranian pop music with a background of photos and advertising of the period just before the revolution.Lecture: Rise of Islamic Fundamentalism (base notes, PowerPoint - The Islamic Revival and World Politics). If we finish the lecture material early, we will look at one of the following documentaries: Iranian Revolution 1979(5 minutes - a film sympathetic to the Shah of Iran), and/or this clip from the American documentary Crisis in Iran. This clip from LinkTV translates a report from Iranian TV during the Arab Spring in 2012, comparing events in Egypt with Iran in 1979 -- the comparison is more starling when one realizes that after this report, the Islamic Brotherhood went on to win Egypt's first free elections. When you get time, consider watching the three hour documentary Iran and the West.As this class is a general introduction to rising Islamic fundamentalism, sometimes referred to as Islamism, why not watch the Irish documentary Whose Afraid of Islam (part 1, part 2), an interesting look at cultural struggles.

Friday, January 17 - Curriculum Implementation Day. No classes in session. Use this time to study!

Social Studies 11 (Honours)

We are in the final run to the end of the year now. I am not sure we will have time to test the final unit -- if we do it will likely be the last day of classes before the final exam. If not -- you need to study this material anyway to prepare for the final exam.